Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
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1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3648
5525
5337
4398
3471
2923
2217
1657
1178
1423
792
765
632
678
746
657
633
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:30PM1.71m
9:03AM1.71m
9:26PM1.64m
10:00AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.31m
3:16PM0.40m
3:38AM0.38m
4:11PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
0
2
2
4
6
5
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
7
7
5
6
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